Extension talk:ExtensionDistributor

Is it intentional to make skins only installable by super-geeks

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Mitra.ardron (talkcontribs)

I'm trying to put together a simple package so that a partner can install a mediawiki in remote schools - the package includes an extension that requires the Metrolook skin, but when I go to the page Skin:Metrolook I realize that its been made impossible to script, and the instructions are essentially super-geek only ! (Download specific version, untar, re-upload on the machine etc etc). I can do this, but the chances of it being done correctly by someone in the field, being coached over Whatsapp is close to zero.

A practical and simple suggestion for example would be to have a stable link like Metrolook-latest.tar.gz that at least we could then add fetching, untarring and installing the skin from inside the extension that uses it.

Package distribution systems like `apt` or `yarn` or even `git` have shown that its possible to make things easily explainable, and easily scriptable so I'm wondering if its the intent of the mediawiki ecosystem to keep its accessibility to those with serious IT education, or if I'm missing something blindingly obvious.


EliasBueno (talkcontribs)

I don't know if that is intended or not, but I thought the same thing about Skins when I tried it recently, too. Were you able to get it worked out after all?

Rodhfr (talkcontribs)

I could work out installing that MobileFrontend that makes it possible to have different skins for desktop and mobile. After this, I installed some skins and worked as the same steps. I'm on Docker, so maybe a little different, but overall is the same. Written down the steps /kGUsvcSq in pastebin.

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LDAPProvider broken for MW 1.35

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146.6.208.45 (talkcontribs)

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to Special:ExtensionDistributor/LDAPProvider.
  2. Choose 1.35 from the menu, then click Continue.
  3. Sent to Special:ExtensionDistributor?extdistname=LDAPProvider&extdistversion=REL1_35
  4. After a couple seconds, tries to download /dist/extensions/LDAPProvider-REL1_35-1188849.tar.gz from extdist.wmflabs.org.
  5. Get 404 error.
Tacsipacsi (talkcontribs)
Jdforrester (WMF) (talkcontribs)

Babel and MWExtension webs and guides in other language

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Lord ViLyam (talkcontribs)

Hello, I speak just small amount of languages and english is not a better one. I just wanna add this languages to my acc but it needs Babel extension. But I speak only Czech, Slovakian, Ukrainian and Russian. No one of this languages are not in guides. I please you add some

AKlapper (WMF) (talkcontribs)

@Lord ViLyam Hi, please post this on Project:Support_desk, as this does not sound like a topic for ExtensionDistributor itself. If you use "guides", please link to guides. Please explain what you want to do and where and why. Please explain what is "it" in "it needs Babel extension". Thanks!

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Old versions of extensions

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80.14.23.81 (talkcontribs)

Hello,


Is it possible to get the old version of an extension back ? For example, I want the 1.0.6 version of LoopFunctions but don't know how to get it.


Thank you

AKlapper (WMF) (talkcontribs)
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MWException: Error: invalid magic word 'phptag'

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2A01:CB09:806C:330E:BD83:D9BE:52A1:A237 (talkcontribs)

Hello,

After installing PhpTags-REL1_37 i have this erroor


MediaWiki internal error.


Original exception: [YrcCgsRyDlDjQjo3ifr1hQAAABE] / MWException: Error: invalid magic word 'phptag'

Backtrace:

from /home/jounot/domain1/www/includes/MagicWord.php(129)

AKlapper (WMF) (talkcontribs)

That is unrelated to the ExtensionDistributor that this talk page is about. Please bring this up on the talk page for the PhpTags extension, or on Project:Support desk. Thanks.

78.202.190.23 (talkcontribs)

Thank you, wathever Support desk is not dedicated to PhpTag

Mediawiki is a strange language.

Thank a lot

MediaWikiFarmer_Wiki.php: Class 'DatabaseMysql' not found

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217.12.24.133 (talkcontribs)

Hello people. I get this error when i try to create a new wiki on the farm. Can you help me?

Thanks

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105.105.32.74 (talkcontribs)

I need that the MediaWiki developers:

  1. Remove MediaWiki 1.36 as it reached end of support
  2. Set MediaWiki 1.37 to Legacy
  3. Set MediaWiki 1.38 to Stable
Jdforrester (WMF) (talkcontribs)
Jdforrester (WMF) (talkcontribs)

Done.

ナムコォッ! (talkcontribs)

Extension:Echoをダウンロードしようとしたのですが、ダウンロード先のリンクが存在しません。

AKlapper (WMF) (talkcontribs)
ナムコォッ! (talkcontribs)

実はあの後なぜかダウンロードリンクが復活しました。回答ありがとうございます。

FrViPofm (talkcontribs)

Hi all.

The ExtensionDistributor proposes the download of a Calendar extension that is not documented. The Extension:Calendar page is a bad redirection. Is there a way to know what is this extension for ?

AKlapper (WMF) (talkcontribs)
FrViPofm (talkcontribs)

Broken Distribution for TinyMCE 1.31

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2605:ED00:15B3:1:D53A:48B2:20C5:ACF8 (talkcontribs)

//extdist.wmflabs.org/dist/extensions/TinyMCE-REL1_31-0717546.tar.gz doesn't contain any files...

Jdforrester (WMF) (talkcontribs)
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